On #TheUpdate this Monday, Police say three children have died after being found on a New York City beach and authorities believe the children may have been drowned by their mother. 👮🏽‍♂️🏖️

Americans remembered 9/11 with tear-choked tributes and pleas to "never forget," 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. A majority of adults in the U.S. say health care is not handled well in the country. That's according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. And a grocery store worker has shared a secret that could keep your bread fresh longer after you bring it home. 🏪🍞

On #TheUpdate this Monday, Salman Rushdie's agent says the author is "on the road to recovery" two days after suffering serious injuries in a stabbing at a lecture in upstate New York. 🏥🔪

As part of an effort to keep illegal drugs and other contraband out of state prisons, New York is taking away one of the few pleasures of life behind bars. It will no longer let people send inmates care packages from home. The impacts of climate change have been felt throughout the Northeastern U.S. with rising sea levels, heavy precipitation and storm surges causing flooding and coastal erosion. This summer has brought another extreme: a severe drought that has made lawns crispy and has farmers begging for steady rain. And talk about a real kick to the groin. Prices of alcohol are rising nationwide, even reaching the bootleg market of the Big Apple as nutcrackers- an illegal boozy beverage sold by park and beach vendors around NYC- are skyrocketing to $15 a bottle. 🥃🗽

On #TheUpdate this Friday, Health officials say the virus that causes polio has been detected in New York City's wastewater weeks after a case of polio was identified north of the city. The city and New York state health departments said that the presence of the poliovirus in the city's wastewater suggests that likely local circulation of the virus. 🦠😷🗽

Federal work-safety investigators are looking into the death of an Amazon worker and an injury that potentially lead to the death of another employee.

In Washington, Former President Trump says he's in favor of the "immediate" release of the federal warrant the FBI used to search his Florida estate. His request comes hours after the Justice Department asked a court to unseal the warrant, citing the "substantial public interest in the matter." And Wendy’s is known for its delicious square burgers and sea salt fries. While their burgers are typically cooked to perfection, according to a previous employee of the chain, there’s a method to it. 🍔🍟

From New York, the greatest city in the world, it's The Update with Brandon Julien!

On #TheUpdate this Friday, Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, has died. She was 96. We’ll have the latest available information on the world reaction, details about her life, the rules of ascension, and what to know about King Charles III. 🇬🇧👸🏻

Nearly two decades after his capture in Pakistan, the self-described mastermind of the Sept. 11 terror attacks is still in a legal limbo. The Biden administration is undoing a Trump-era rule that barred immigrants from getting legal residency depending on how they used public benefits.

In the American west in Las Vegas, Investigative reporter Jeff German took on the powerful in four decades of writing about the Las Vegas underworld and government corruption. But police say it was one of his latest targets, a county administrator, who fatally stabbed German last weekend. And avoca-don’t try this at home. A viral TikTok showing how to keep avocados fresh for weeks by using water and refrigeration can actually breed salmonella along with other harmful bacterias, according to the FDA. 🥑🦠

On #TheUpdate this Thursday, New York state is dropping its mask requirement on public transportation thanks in part to the availability of new booster shots targeting the most common strain of COVID-19. 🚇🚍😷🗽

A federal judge has ruled that New York state cannot require a Christian family services agency to provide adoption services to unmarried or same-sex couples. Police in Memphis, Tennessee have arrested a man they say drove around the city for hours shooting at people. Four victims are dead and three others are wounded after seven shootings and at least two carjackings. And it’s an “I Do” six decades in the making. A British couple finally tied the knot a staggering 60 years after they got engaged. 👩‍❤️‍👨💍

On #TheUpdate this Wednesday, Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, said Tuesday that he expects to be charged soon in a state criminal case in New York. 🗽⚖️

United Parcel Service said it plans to hire more than 100,000 extra workers to help handle an increase in packages during the critical holiday season. A new report says that the names of hundreds of U.S. law enforcement officers, elected officials and military members appear on the leaked membership rolls of a far-right extremist group that's accused of playing a key role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. And the battle of the bulge has never been more potent, according to new research that links weight loss with amped-up sperm counts. 💦🤔

On #TheUpdate this Tuesday, the steel bands and brightly colored costumes of Caribbean carnival have once again made their presence felt on the streets of New York City. 🥁🗽

Americans are splurging on beauty as they tighten their budgets elsewhere. According to market research company IRI, sales of eye, face and lip makeup has gone up across stores. In the American west, the search for nine people who were missing after a floatplane crashed in the waters northwest of Seattle has been suspended. And a tattoo model has shared what happened when she got blue inking on her eyeballs, and the reality is grim. ✒️👀😳

On #TheUpdate this Friday, more than $270,000 in unpaid wages have been returned to a New York domestic worker after a state investigation found the worker was underpaid over three years. 🗽💵

The NYPD say they're investigating a confrontation this week in which a detective hit and shoved a woman to the ground, after she struck him as he helped arrest an armed suspect wanted in an attempted killing.

Holding little back, President Joe Biden is sounding an alarm about what he views as extremist threats to the nation's democracy from what he views as the evil force of Trumpism.

And an 83-year-old pastor traded in his role preaching to a congregation to take up a new role as a pornographic film star, and now he says that sex can actually help bring people closer to god. 👴🏽⛪💦😈

On #TheUpdate this Thursday, a woman who allegedly drove onto a New York City sidewalk and fatally struck a man sitting in a walker has been charged with murder and other crimes. 🗽⚖️

A judge rejected a plea agreement that would have meant no prison time for the operator of a limousine company involved in a crash that killed 20 people in upstate New York. As some children struggled to keep up with school in the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, many states saw significant increases in the number of students held back to repeat grades.

And get ready for the FanDEWmonium! Mountain Dew has announced the re-release of its “fan-favorite” Typhoon flavor, a tropical fruit punch twist on the original flavor. 🥤🧃